This month, for the fifth year in a row, an international group of (mainly) young volunteers is carrying out ongoing restoration and documentation works on the Jewish cemetery in Bayonne, France — founded in the 17th century and one … continue reading →
Striking photographs of abandoned synagogues in Bulgaria appear in the Bulgarian monthly Vagabond. The photos, by Anthony Georgief, accompany an article by Violeta Rozova that describes the condition of the buildings. She writes: At the end of the Second World … continue reading →
An agreement has been signed to guaranteed the preservation of the historic Jewish cemetery in Bitola, Macedonia. According to the news site Republika.mk, the mayor of Bitola and Israeli ambassador to Macedonia Dan Orian signed a declaration to protect and … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Vilnius will not extend the contract of its chief rabbi, Chaim Burshtein, and Burshtein’s public opposition to government construction on the site of the city’s Snipiskes Old Jewish Cemetery, which the Jewish community supports, appears … continue reading →
Police are investigating a fire that devastated the former synagogue in the village of Maizières-lès-Vic in France earlier this month, the night of August 2-3. Pictures showed the building after the fire, without a roof. Local media quoted the … continue reading →
